1. For example, the cost of judicial elections for a seat on the Montana Supreme Court has doubled. The average in 1996 was $138,460, up from $63,647 in 1984. See American Bar Association Standing Committee on Judicial Independence;Report of the Commission of Public Financing of Judicial Campaigns,2002
2. The American Bar Association (ABA) 2007 Model Code of Judicial Conduct: What Does it Mean to Juvenile and Family Court Judges?